Tian Hua Fen
天花粉 tiān huā fěn, "heavenly flower powder"

Category:

Clear Heat

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Bitter , Slightly Sweet		Dosage: 10-15g

	Cautions: Use with caution in those with Cold from Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. Traditionally it is not to be used with herbs of the genus Aconitum		Meridians: Lung , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - large, heavy, white, and powdery roots. Small, lightweight, fibrous, and yellow-colored roots are inferior quality
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (10) bèi mǔ guā lǒu sǎn (Fritillaria and Trichosanthea Fruit Powder) chái hú bái hǔ tāng (Bupleurum White Tiger Decoction) chái hú guì zhī gān jiāng tāng (Bupleurum, Cinnamon Twig, and Ginger Decoction) chái hú qīng gān tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear the Liver) chái hú qīng zào tāng (Bupleurum Decoction to Clear Dryness) fù yuán huó xuè tāng (Revive health by Invigorate the blood Decoction) shā shēn mài mén dōng tāng (Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction) shén xī dān (Magical Rhinoceros Special Pill) Xiān Fāng Huó Mìng Yǐn (Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life) yù yè tāng (Jade Fluid Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Trichosanthis Kirilowii

Botanical: Trichosanthes Kirilowii Maxim., Trichosanthes Rosthornii Harms

Japanese: tenkafun

Korean: cheonhwabun

Common: trichosanthes root

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Drains heat and Generates fluid add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Clears and Drains Lung heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Transforms phlegm add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Moistens Lung dryness add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Resolves toxicity and Expels pus add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Irritability add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Phlegm heat above the diaphragm when heat has led to dryness add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Hot toxic carbuncles and sores add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Breast abscess (internal or topical) add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Wasting and thirsting disorder add comment

Tian Hua Fen天花粉 tiān huā fěn, "heavenly flower powder"